Stocking and sock holder



March 25, 1930 ADAM 1,752,219

STOCKING AND SQCK HOLDER Filed March 8, 19 28 Patented Mar. 25, 1930 UNITED STATES PATENT; OFFICEF Application filed March 8, 1928, Serial No. 260,191, and in Germany Marc1r19, 1927.

This invention relates to stocking and sock socket-he shield a is shaped as in Fig. 1, and, holders of that kind in which a portion of if it is intended for ladies stockings it is the upperrim of the stocking or sock is shaped as in Fig. 2. In the first case the clamped fast between two members suspend shielda is provided with a slot 39 located on ed from a (generally elastic and adjustable) one side of the shield and with a semi-circus 55.

band attached at its upper end either to a lar cut-out 1' located upon theother sideof part of the underwear especially in the case the shield at, and a rounded-01f tongue 0 proof ladies stockings, or to another (generally jects forth into this cut-out and extends inelastic and adjustable) band encompassing the direction to the slot 37. The adjustable w the respective leg, especially in the case of rubber band I) with its clasp g is attached 60 gentlemens socks. Stockings and sock holdto the shieldby means of the slot 17, and a ers of this type suffer from certain drawloop d adapted to receive the tongue c'in it, backs dealt with hereinafter, and it is the as shown-in Fig. 1, is secured to the other end object of the present invention to overcome t of the band 6. V

the respective drawbacks. If the shield is intended for ladies stock- 65 The invention is illustrated diagrammatiings, its shape is that shown in Fig. 2, which cally and by way of example on the accomthe shield a is provided with an upper slot panying drawing on which Figure 1 is a a through which passes the suspension band front-view of a stocking or sock holder de- 0, of which only the lower part is show signed according to this invention and inin the figure. 10

tended for gentlemens sock, Figure 2 a Owing. tothe provision of the tongue oand front-view of a holder for ladies stockings, the loop cl in the constructional form shown the upper portion of the suspending band in Fig.1, that is to say, owing to the OIIllS- V being left away, and Figure 3 a vertical secsion of a hook and an eye, as otherwise used,

0 tion through the front members of Fig. 1. the connecting members are prevented from 75 The clamping members proper are the pressing upon the leg and rubbing on 1t. Furmembers f and g, each of which is provided thermore, owing to the partlcular configurawith an upper slot 1' and Ir: through which tion of the clamping members f and g the the ends of a short band 6 connecting said stocking or the sock can be clamped fast very members with one another are passed. The easily and without beingin the least dams0- band 0 extends also through a slot Z provided aged, in that a comparatively long portion in the so-called shield a. The lower end of of it is clamped fast between said members the member 9 is provided with a slot m, and without any stretching of the respect ve the lower end of the member 7 is so shaped meshes, even if the mesh threads are thln.

as to form a hook h adapted to engage the The hold of the sock or stocking between 85 slot m in the manner shown in Fig. 3. When the clamping members is the more strongly the hook it is disengaged from the slot m, themore the sock or stocking efiects a downthat is to say, when the member f is disenwardly directed pull upon said members, and gaged from the member 9, and a stocking a spontaneous disconnection of the parts conor sock is to be attached to the holder, a cerned cannot possibly take place. And, as 90 portion at the front of the rim of that stockfinally, the shield and all parts below 1t are ing or seek is shoved over the hook it and flat none of them can exert a disagreeable this latter with that portion of the stockpressure upon the body portion located below ing or sock upon it is then shoved through it, nor can any part get entangled with a the slot m, whereby the three parts are seneighbouring part of the underwear or the 95 curely connected with each other and the like.

respective stocking or sock is securely sus- Apart from the bands e and b, the other pended from the shield a by the intermediary members of the holder do not consist of metal of the band 6. but of a material which cannot be affected If the holder is intended for gentlemens, by moisture, as for instance celluloid, from which the solid members can be manufactured in a very easy manner.

I claim:

1. A stocking and sock holder, comprising, in combination, an elastic garter; a loop at one end thereof; a rigid shield connected With h other en o th g a fia tongu i said shield and adapted to be coupled with saidloop; two separate rigid members, of Which one has a slot at one end and the other forms at one end a hook adapted to be put through said slot to hold fast the rim of a sock or stocking; and a pliable member connecting aid t o members with on a o e and passing through a slot in the said shield. A s ck and stock g h l er, co pri ing, in. combix iatien, o pr ctic l y t al ig d member f hi h o e. a a 1 1 nea i o er end. and I th ot er form e s l er d a hook adapted to b pu h ugh aid lo of the fi men ioned me e t e hold of the rim of a seek or stocking; a band conneeted at its two ends iththe other ends ofsaid two members; a vertical shield having in its lower portion a horizontal slot through Whieh said band is passed so as to suspend said-two members from said shield this latter having another slot in one of its sides, and having a cut out portion in the other side, and a tongue projecting forth into said cutout portion; an'elastic garter having one of its ends attached through said other slot of the said shield, and a loop attached to the end of said garter and adapted to be coupled with said tongue substantially as set for ;In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

OTTO ADAM. 

